Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society

The Importance of the mass media in today’s world has been acknowledged globally. They are the main source of information, main definers of social reality and the framework through which many people interpret and understand the world. But as scholars have argued the process through which the media s...

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Main Authors:	Lai Oso, Omoye Akhagba
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysian 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7246/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7246/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7246/1/V30_1_9.pdf

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spelling	ukm-72462016-12-14T06:43:30Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7246/ Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society Lai Oso, Omoye Akhagba, The Importance of the mass media in today’s world has been acknowledged globally. They are the main source of information, main definers of social reality and the framework through which many people interpret and understand the world. But as scholars have argued the process through which the media select and process their contents is not value free. It is for this reason that the issue of media and information literacy has assumed crucial importance. This paper contributes to the debate within Nigeria’s multi-ethnic social structure. Drawing from critical communication theories we argue that media and information literacy must equip the various social groups in the Nigeria society with the skill, knowledge and resources to establish their media channels thus pluralizing the public sphere for expression of counter-hegemony discourses and appreciation of cultural differences. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysian 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7246/1/V30_1_9.pdf Lai Oso, and Omoye Akhagba, (2014) Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 30 (1). pp. 177-193. ISSN 0128-1496 http://www.ukm.my/jkom/index.html
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description	The Importance of the mass media in today’s world has been acknowledged globally. They are the main source of information, main definers of social reality and the framework through which many people interpret and understand the world. But as scholars have argued the process through which the media select and process their contents is not value free. It is for this reason that the issue of media and information literacy has assumed crucial importance. This paper contributes to the debate within Nigeria’s multi-ethnic social structure. Drawing from critical communication theories we argue that media and information literacy must equip the various social groups in the Nigeria society with the skill, knowledge and resources to establish their media channels thus pluralizing the public sphere for expression of counter-hegemony discourses and appreciation of cultural differences.
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title	Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society
title_short	Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society
title_full	Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society
title_fullStr	Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society
title_full_unstemmed	Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society
title_sort	media and information literacy and democracy in a multi-ethnic society
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysian
publishDate	2014
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Media and information literacy and democracy in a Multi-Ethnic Society

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